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"The word 'book' incorporates two related but separate concepts. The first is of the book as a text, which embodies the thoughts and attitudes of its author or authors. Thus we speak of the books of Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, or Karl Marx, when what we really mean are the ideas and concepts presented by these authors, rather than the physical books themselves. Yet a printed book is also a material object, as well as a compendium of ideas and beliefs. Moreover, it is a material object which is only created by means of specialised labour and equipment. The production of printed books in early modern Europe was the result of a complex, cumbersome and costly industrial process. To comprehend fully the contents and influence of an early modern 'book', in the first sense of the word, it is desirable, sometimes even necessary, to understand the physical process by which it was created" "John Foxe's Acts and Monuments - popularly known as the 'Book of Martyrs' - is a milestone in the history of the English book. An essential history of the English Reformation and a seminal product of it, no English book before it had been as long or as lavishly illustrated. Examining the research behind the work and also its financing, printing and dissemination, Elizabeth Evenden and Thomas S. Freeman argue that, apart from Foxe's zeal and industry, the book was only made possible by extensive cooperation between its printer, John Day, and the Elizabethan government. Government patronage, rather than market forces, lay behind the book's success and ensured the triumph of a Protestant interpretation of the Reformation for centuries to come. Based on little-used manuscript sources, this book offers a unique insight not only into the 'Book of Martyrs' and the history of the English book, but into English history itself"

Christian martyrs --- Martyrologies --- Church history --- Printing --- Book industries and trade --- Illustrated books --- Reformation --- Martyrs chrétiens --- Martyrologes --- Eglise --- Imprimerie --- Livres --- Livres illustrés --- Réforme (Christianisme) --- Biography. --- History and criticism. --- Historiography. --- History --- Biographies --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- Historiographie --- Industrie --- Foxe, John, --- Day, John, --- Influence. --- Foxe, John --- 094.1 <41 LONDON> --- 094.1 <41> --- 094 FOXE, JOHN --- 2 FOXE, JOHN --- 283*1 --- 284.1*4 --- Oude drukken: bibliografie----Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland--LONDON --- Oude drukken: bibliografie----Europa--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--FOXE, JOHN --- Godsdienst. Theologie--FOXE, JOHN --- Anglicanisme:--16de eeuw --- Protestantse martelaarsboeken --- 284.1*4 Protestantse martelaarsboeken --- 283*1 Anglicanisme:--16de eeuw --- 094 FOXE, JOHN Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--FOXE, JOHN --- 094.1 <41> Oude drukken: bibliografie----Europa--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland --- 094.1 <41 LONDON> Oude drukken: bibliografie----Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland--LONDON --- 094 "15" --- English Reformation --- Necrologies --- Books --- Book trade --- Cultural industries --- Manufacturing industries --- 094 "15" Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--16e eeuw. Periode 1500-1599 --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora--16e eeuw. Periode 1500-1599 --- Biography --- Historiography --- History and criticism --- Fox, John, --- Fox, --- Fox, Iohn, --- Bale, John, --- Norfolk, Thomas Howard, --- Daye, John, --- Daye, Iohn, --- Daie, Jhon, --- Day, Iohn, --- Day, J. --- Daij, Iohannis, --- Book history --- Influence --- Day, John --- Church history - Historiography --- Martyrologies - History and criticism --- Christian martyrs - Biography --- Printing - England - History - 16th century --- Book industries and trade - England - History - 16th century --- Illustrated books - England - History - 15th and 16th centuries --- Reformation - England --- Foxe, John, - 1516-1587 - Actes and monuments --- Day, John, - 1522-1584 --- Foxe, John, - 1516-1587 - Influence --- Foxe, John (1516-1587) --- Day, John (1522-1584) --- Martyrs chrétiens --- Église --- Réforme --- Industrie et commerce --- Grande-Bretagne --- Angleterre (GB) --- 16e siècle --- Foxe, John, - 1516-1587

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English literature --- Literature and history --- Monarchy in literature. --- Queens in literature. --- Myth in literature. --- Littérature anglaise --- Littérature et histoire --- Monarchie dans la littérature --- Reines dans la littérature --- Mythe dans la littérature --- History and criticism. --- History --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- Elizabeth --- In literature. --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- Historiography. --- Historiographie

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Henry VIII remains the most iconic, controversial and enigmatic of all English Kings. For over four-hundred years he has been lauded, reviled and mocked, but rarely ignored. In this collection, Henry's historical reputation is systematically examined, charting the various ways it has been manipulated and presented since the sixteenth century, constantly being reinvented at different times to reflect the cultural, political and religious needs of the moment.

Historiography --- Historiographie --- History --- Histoire --- Henry --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- Henricus --- Heinrich --- Enrique --- Henri --- Hendrik --- Enrico --- Historiography.

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The essays in this volume seek to analyze biographical films as representations of historical individuals and the times in which they lived. To do this, contributors examine the context in which certain biographical films were made, including the state of knowledge about their subjects at that moment, and what these films reveal about the values and purposes of those who created them. This is an original approach to biographical (as opposed to historical) films and one that has so far played little part in the growing literature on historical films. The films discussed here date from the 1920s to the 2010s, and deal with males and females in periods ranging from the Middle Ages to the end of the twentieth century. In the process, the book discusses how biographical films reflect changing attitudes towards issues such as race, gender and sexuality, and examines the influence of these films on popular perceptions of the past. The introduction analyses the nature of biographical films as a genre: it compares and contrasts the nature of biography on film with written biographies, and considers their relationship with the discipline of history. As the first collection of essays on this popular but understudied genre, this book will be of interest to historians as well as those in film and cultural studies.

Historical films --- History and criticism.